Barnes the theft and goes coast-to-coast for the bucket.

(01-10-2024 08:36 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Sammi finally getting some buckets down low.

Her pump fake under the defender arm is almost always a travel but dang defenders bite. She has such a wide stance that she can make up ground with that pivot step.

Lead up to 20

Looks like it’s the Sammi Mikonowiczi in the lane show.
Good to see her stop and hit the jumper from eight feet as the defense has collapsed to stop the driving layup

71-49 UT at the last media TO

Curry in with 5 mins. No need to waste WMU for NET points. Getting the back end of the bench mins is key.

Rinat has had a tough game.

Boy it's nice to see a game like this from Soleil. She's looked fantastic. Imagine what a career she could have had if not for all the injuries.

82-55 Final.

(01-10-2024 08:49 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Boy it's nice to see a game like this from Soleil. She's looked fantastic. Imagine what a career she could have had if not for all the injuries.

Explains why Coach Cullop has remained high on her. Great to see solid flash of her potential. Here’s to her future PT.

Barnes 13 points, on 5-7 shooting, 2-3 from three, 2 boards, an assist and a steal and +36 all in 22 minutes.

Wiard had 18, plus 5 boards and 5 assists. 4-5 from three
Sammi a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, plus 4 assists, 2 steals and a block
Goss with 12
Hannah 9
Cook 8
Garcia 5
Dykstra 2
Weaver 2
Rinat didn't score, but had 5 boards and 3 assists

Rockets shot 64% in the 2nd half, and 50% from three

Kent blows out Miami, 69-38
NIU beats OU, 67-62
Akron comes from behind to beat CMU 70-62
BG handles EMU 69-57
and as reported above, BSU survives against UB, 67-62

It looks like the Rockets are going to see exclusively zone defenses during the MAC season, which makes sense given our personnel.

Soleil Barnes is back and better than ever after not one, not two, but three knee injuries

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/20...0240110139

(01-11-2024 07:48 AM)Lester Wrote:  It looks like the Rockets are going to see exclusively zone defenses during the MAC season, which makes sense given our personnel.

If we can rebound defensively and beat teams down the floor, we'll do fine against a zone.
From what Cullop said post-game, seems like Lockett will be back soon. She's a zone breaker by herself.